Despite the protests, the Iranian president would further tighten the rules for wearing headscarves

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2024-04-22 06:47:00

According to Ebrahim Raiszi, this is not only a religious, but also a political and legal obligation.

Despite fierce social protests, Iranian President Ebrahim Raiszi on Sunday stood up for stricter official enforcement of the rules on the mandatory wearing of headscarves.

“Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious, but also a political and legal obligation for Iranian women,” Raiszi said in a statement published on the website of the Iranian presidential office. Therefore, he continued, “there is no doubt” that checks for compliance with the regulation must continue to be carried out consistently.

With the start of the Persian New Year on March 20

Footage has also appeared on social media in which women and moral officers get into a debate over the mandatory wearing of headscarves.

Two years ago, mass protests lasting several months were triggered by the death of a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsza Amini, who was detained by the morality police in September 2022 for violating the strict dress code. Amini died in custody, presumably as a result of severe abuse.

Since the protests, more and more Iranian women have deviated from the mandatory dress code, which is not tolerated by religious hardliners. At the same time, strict official controls are criticized in some religious circles, arguing that it is not possible to force women to reverently follow the precepts of Islam.